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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were most explorers trying to get to in the 16th century?
(a) Russia.
(b) California.
(c) Asia.
(d) South America.

2. Who were infamous on the Grand Banks for the harshness of their working conditions?
(a) The British.
(b) The Portuguese.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The French.

3. Which fish in the Gulf of Mexico is a by-catch of shrimp?
(a) Walleye.
(b) Gulf cod.
(c) Pike.
(d) Red snapper.

4. What do New Englanders call smaller thin-shelled quahogs?
(a) Steamers.
(b) Mud bugs.
(c) Barnacles.
(d) Sandies.

5. John Smith renamed _____ "New England".
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) North Virginia.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) New Yorkshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Newfoundland, the government tried to resettle unemployed workers to _____, where there were jobs at the National Sea Products plant.

2. Why are Arctic cod undesirable compared to Atlantic cod?

3. What did the Pilgrims fail to bring to North America that would aid in their survival?

4. Estimates on fish stock sizes are misinterpreted because they are based on landings and not on _____.

5. What are most houses in Iceland made out of now?

(see the answer key)

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